Instructional Writing in English Studies in Honour of Risto Hiltunen

Matti Peikola, Janne Skaffari, Sanna-Kaisa Tanskanen

ISBN 10: 9027254249 / ISBN 13: 9789027254245

Editore: John Benjamins Publishing, 2009

Codice articolo E-9789027254245-2-2

Riassunto:

The history of English writing is, to a considerable extent, the history of instructional writing in English. This volume is the first collection of papers to focus on instructional writing throughout the history of the language. Spanning a millennium of English texts, the materials studied represent procedural and behavioural discourse in a variety of genres. The primary texts, from Ælfric’s homilies to medieval cooking recipes to seventeenth-century American conduct literature to present-day language textbooks, display a variety of linguistic devices typical of instruction. The materials nonetheless differ with respect to the explicitness of their instructive purpose. Bringing together a broad range of instructional writing from the Old, Middle and Modern English periods, this collection celebrates the sixtieth birthday of Risto Hiltunen, who has successfully combined discourse-linguistic approaches with the history of English in his research, and inspired the colleagues and former students contributing to this volume.

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Titolo: Instructional Writing in English Studies in ...
Casa editrice: John Benjamins Publishing
Data di pubblicazione: 2009
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: Very good